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A laudation in Greek is of marvellous efficacy on the title-page of a book. [Fr., Une louange en grec est d'une merveilleuse efficace a la tete d'un livre.] - Preface--Les Precieuses Ridicules [Language] Gold gives to the ugliest thing a certain charming air, For that without it were else a miserable affair. [Fr., L'or donne aux plus laids certain charme pour plaire, Et que sans lui le reste est une triste affaire.] - Sganarelle (I) [Gold] Love is often a fruit of marriage. [Fr., L'amour est souvent un fruit de mariage.] - Sganarelle (I, 1) [Love] Too great haste leads us to error. [Fr., Le trop de promptitude a l'erreur nous expose.] - Sganarelle (I, 12) [Haste] Heaven forbids, it is true, certain gratifications, but there are ways and means of compounding such matters. - Tartuffe (act IV, sc. 5) [Enjoyment] Ah! to be devout, I am none the less human. [Fr., Ah! pour etre devot, je n'en suis pas moins homme.] - Tartuffe (III, 3) [Man] The envious will die, but envy never. [Fr., Les envieux mourront, mais non jamais l'envie.] - Tartuffe (V, 3) [Envy : Proverbs] Displaying page 4 of 4 for this author: << Prev 1 2 3 [4]
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